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Target Note 228. Mixed plantation woodland comprising Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut), Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) and Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak). The canopy is approximately 20 m in height. The shrub-layer is 2.5 m Sambucus nigra (Elder). A sparse field-layer of Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy) and Hedera helix (Ivy) is present. The western edge of the woodland has a dense ×Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland Cypress).hedge.
The northern, southern and eastern edges are dominated by dense Rubus fruticosus agg. (Bramble) scrub.
Target Note 229. A recently cleared 1.5 m deep ditch with 5 cm deep running water. The bank vegetation had been recently removed but appeared to consist largely of Rumex obtusifolius (Broad-leaved Dock) and Urtica dioica (Common Nettle).
Target Note 230. A small patch of Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) and Sambucus nigra (Elder) scrub with abundant Rubus fruticosus agg. (Bramble) growth.
Target Note 231. A well maintained Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) hedge with an 18 m Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak) standard. Hedera helix (Ivy), Tamus communis (Black Bryony) and Rubus fruticosus agg. (Bramble) occurs throughout and the field- layer is referable to the NVC community OV24 Urtica dioica-Galium aparine community.
Target Note 232. A 2.5 m hedge with some gaps comprising the species Acer campestre (Field Maple), Cornus sanguinea (Dogwood), Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn), Fraxinus excelsior (Ash), Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) and Rosa canina (Dog-rose).
Target Note 233. A Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) dominated hedge with Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn), Sambucus nigra (Elder) and Ulmus procera (English Elm).
Target Notes 234 - 245. NUMBERS NOT USED.
Target Note 246. A 30 m strip of saltmarsh at the bottom of a bund. The vegetation is relatively species-rich and dense. It consists of abundant Atriplex portulacoides (Sea- purslane) and Puccinellia maritima (Common Saltmarsh-grass) with frequent Salicornia europaea (Common Glasswort) and Suaeda maritima (Annual Sea-blite). Other species present at lower frequencies include Aster tripolium (Sea Aster) and Triglochin maritimum (Sea Arrowgrass).
East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited Phase 1 Habitat Report 854188 (Rev01)